Asad (), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as Asad AllÃÂh, one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Notable people named "Asad" or "Assad" include:
Given name
- Asadullah (disambiguation), multiple people
- Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure
- Asad Abdul Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian political scientist, academic and politician
- Asad Ahmad, journalist for BBC News and newsreader for BBC London
- Asad Q. Ahmed, American scholar
- Asad Al Faqih (1910âÂÂ1989), Lebanese lawyer and diplomat
- Asad ibn al-Furat (760âÂÂ828) jurist and theologian
- Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Asaduddin Owaisi, Indian politician
- Asad Raza (artist), Pakistani-American artist
- Asad Rustum, Lebanese historian, academic and writer
- Asad ibn Saman, early Samanid
- Assad Saftawi (1935âÂÂ1993), Palestinian Fatah cofounder and leader
- Asad Shafiq, Pakistan test cricketer
- Asad Umar, Pakistani lawmaker and former politician
- Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed, former IAS officer from Hyderabad
Surname
- Audrey Assad, American singer-songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist
- Clarice Assad, Sérgio's daughter, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist
- Javier Assad (born 1997), Mexican baseball player
- Julio Asad (born 1953), Argentine footballer
- MarÃÂa de Lourdes Dieck-Assad, Lebanese-Mexican economist
- Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist
- Omar Asad (born 1971), Argentine footballer
- Sérgio Assad, Brazilian classical composer, guitarist
- Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad
- Yamil Asad (born 1994), Argentine footballer
Al-Assad family
The Al-Assad family is an Alawite family from the Latakia region (specifically Qardaha), which held political power in Syria between 1970 and 2024. The family has produced two presidents:
Other family members include:
See also
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